If CC Goes to New York, It Won't Be Because of the Money

I know this has been brought up in various conversations between Brewers fans this offseason, but I feel it's worth mentioning here. Even though there are likely more teams that will join the CC Sweepstakes in the upcoming weeks, the only ones that have officially entered are the Brewers and the Yankees. The Brewers offered a contract many see as window dressing, but it's still a large contract for a small market club. Five years, $100 million. The Yankees offer appears a little more daunting, a six year deal for $140 million. If it's about the money, CC would pick the Yankees, right? Not necessarily. According to payscale.com, the cost of living in New York is +119% the cost of living in Milwaukee. So if CC resigned with the Brewers, he'd be making $20 million per year. And according to Payscale, $20 million per year in Milwaukee equates to roughly $24 million per year in New York, which is just about what the Yankees plan on paying him. So basically it's a horse a piece, at least money wise. ... (link)